The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-23
A PLAN.
Comrade Christie Of Tacoma
Proposes a Novel
One.
How the People Might Be Practically
Educated into the New I
One.
Editor Labor Enquirer.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
TACOMA, w. T., June 27.-Some time
ago Comrade Owen made request that
some one suggest a plan Of education un-
der the proposed federation of economic
principles.
Ihave been waiting patiently for some
idea on the subject, although have my
own ideas, yet would rather hear from
some one else.
believe in practical and not theo-
retical system Of agitation. Economic
ideas may be elucidated from year to year
and thousands Of the wage-slaves will be
unable to grasp their meaning, and con-
tinue the same namby-pamby capitalistic
suckers, not perhaps by any particular
enmity to reform, but because they cannot
understand or fail to appreciate the nat
ural advantages to be derived by the
restoration of our Republic to It's natural
functions as contemplated by its founders.
In order to formulate a practical system
of agitation by which even the most OBJ
stinate ignorance would be compelled to
take sides, where the hypocrite with his
sycophantic idiocy and unnatural antago-
nism to the welfare Of his constituents
who pays him $l7 per day, would find no
foothold, but receive that reward due all
traitors to natural laws, where the fawning
politician would find a mattress Of thorns
whore he now reposes on the fragrant bed
of roses. How TO do this in the best pos
sible manner is what we should strive to
aim for.
Perhaps may not have struck the right
chord but let the critic step forward and
give me the reason why, the more of them
the better.
think the first thing we should have a
convention consisting Of delegate from
each society from each state. Let them
meet say in Denver, Colorado. Let each
organization make concessions, although
SEQ but very little difference in the princi-
Piles promulgated by the different socie-
ties, only the process of bringing them
into existence being different. Let these
delegates meet and organize complete in
dustrial government in all minute details,
and so clear that no one can fail to under
stand. Let new constitution be framed
for the government of the Socialistic
states. Let state constitutions be formu-
lated for the government of the people, or
rather so they can govern themselves.
Let there be at once an election of ma
tional and state officers, federal council
and state council, and every official re-
auired in the management of the indus
trial system down to the municipal Off
cors.
Let the new constitution be divided in
To say five parts: industrial educational,
judicial. legislative and military, and have
their departments under the management
of energetic, unfaltering men-men who
are not afraid to face death il necessary
for the success of the movement. Let
each state at once uuder the industrial
department institute practical system of
cooperation, combining all systems of in
dustry. Have the educational depart
ment organized with lecturers and able
writer's to teach the newly adopted form
of government to the people. Let it be
introduced in the pulpit, the public
schools and every avenue where seed
would bear fruit. In the judicial and leg
islativc departments a system Of propa-
ganda might be formulated to aid in po-
litical contests in capturing the official
positions of the state and federal govern
ment SO that when legislature of any
state became purified by the election of
our men lot all former laws on the statute
be repealed and the new constitution at
once adopted. Let the legislative depart
ment at once adopt and issue labor
check system and let all workers in the
proposed form of government be paid in
these checks, TO be redeemed when the
new government is firmly established.
Have the military department at once
organized, recruits enlisted and arms and
munitions of war purchased and stored
for future use. think that infantry, cal
vary, and dynamite companies should
constitute the force, to be held in readi-
ness, not necessarily as an aggressive
force but, to defend our lives and homes
from the cspitalistic usurpers who now
manipulate our doctrines. In proper